Paris attack news

Khachanov shocks Djokovic to win Paris crown Karen Khachanov of Russia (R) with the winners trophy alongside runner up Novak Djokovic of Serbia after the final at AccorHotels Arena, Paris, France November 4, 2018 – PHOTO: REUTERS PARIS (REUTERS) - Karen Khachanov caused one of the shocks of the tennis year by overpowering Novak Djokovic 7-5 6-4 in the Paris Masters final on Sunday to end the Serbian’s remarkable spell of dominance in the men’s game. The 22-year-old Russian has for some time been seen as one of the rising young talents of the sport but few could have envisaged his demolition of the Serbian superstar, who was on a three-month, 22-match winning streak. Djokovic was expected to celebrate his return to world number one on Monday with a record-extending fifth Paris title but he went down in one hour 37 minutes amid a hail of 31 crushing winners from the Muscovite’s racket. “To finish my season like this is a dream,” Khachanov … [Read more...] about Khachanov shocks Djokovic to win Paris crown

A Liverpool fan was injured after being attacked in the centre of Naples ahead of Wednesday's (Oct 3) Champions League game, Italian police said. A 26-year-old Liverpool supporter was injured after being attacked in the centre of Naples. AFP/Oli SCARFF The 26-year-old was drinking with a group of friends outside a cafe on via Cesare Rosaroll in the city's historic centre just after midnight when they were accosted by a group of local men. The young man was taken to hospital and treated for cuts and bruising notably to his face and knees, police said according to the AGI news agency. He was given medication and later discharged with a full recovery expected in two weeks. Police said video surveillance cameras in the city centre would be used to try and identify the assailants. Napoli take on Liverpool in the second round of Champions League group matches with kickoff at the Stadio San Paolo at 1900 GMT. The English club sit top of Group C after beating Paris Saint-Germain 3-2 … [Read more...] about Liverpool fan injured after Naples attack

German police say they foiled a biological attack with a deadly ricin bomb when they arrested a Tunisian suspect last week in Cologne. (Photo: AFP/David Young) "Very concrete preparations had been made for an act with a ... biological bomb, which is a first for Germany," said Holger Muench, head of the BKA Federal Criminal Police Office. German police commandos on Jun 12 stormed the Cologne apartment of the 29-year-old Tunisian identified only as Sief Allah H and discovered "toxic substances" that turned out to be ricin. Produced by processing castor beans, ricin is lethal in minute doses if swallowed, inhaled or injected and 6,000 times more potent than cyanide, with no known antidote. Muench said, speaking to German public radio, that "we became aware of this person a few months ago, and then evidence emerged pointing to links to the so-called Islamic State". The Tunisian man, who has been charged with possession of weapons of war and planning a serious act of violence against the … [Read more...] about Germany foiled biological attack with Tunisian arrest: Police

Viet Nam News PARIS — French investigators will widen their probe Monday to include possible help provided to the Chechen-born 20-year-old whose stabbing spree in central Paris, claimed by the Islamic State group, left one person dead and four seriously wounded. The man, identified as naturalised Frenchman Khamzat Azimov, carried out the attack Saturday night in a lively area of theatres and restaurants near the city’s historic opera house. The knifeman, whose rampage followed a series of jihadist assaults in France that have killed 246 people since 2015, was shot dead by police after an officer failed to subdue him with a Taser. A source close to the inquiry said Azimov grew up with his family in Strasbourg, eastern France, which has a large community of Chechen refugees. His parents, now living in Paris, have been taken into custody as well as a friend in Strasbourg described as the "individual closest" to Azimov, according to a source close to the investigation. … [Read more...] about Police widen probe into Chechen-born Paris knife attacker

An assailant shouting "Allahu akbar" killed a passer-by in a knife attack that also wounded four others in the heart of Paris late on Saturday before he was shot dead by police, French authorities said. One killed in Paris knife attack by man shouting 'Allahu akbar', photo AFP / GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT The country has been on high alert amid a series of attacks, commissioned or inspired by the Islamic State militant group, that has killed more than 240 people since 2015. France "will not yield an inch to the enemies of freedom," President Emmanuel Macron said after the attack, praising officers for "neutralizing the terrorist." The first call to police was placed at 8:47 p.m. local time (1847 GMT), officers were on the scene within five minutes, and the attacker was "neutralized" within nine minutes of that first call, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe told reporters. Police union representative Rocco Contento told Reuters that the assailant, after attacking bystanders with a … [Read more...] about One killed in Paris knife attack by man shouting ‘Allahu akbar’